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The Score

The Score

By: Global Majority Media
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It's time to put the arts on game! Hosts Lee Bynum, Paige Reynolds, and Rocky Jones are three Black, queer artists and pop culture aficionados, who are working every day to bring more diversity, equity, and inclusivity into the arts. Noted by The New York Times as one of the "Podcasts Opera Pros Tune To" in 2021, The Score is their provocative, thoughtful, and humorous commentary on the industry's past, present, and future, as seen through an antiracist and unapologetically Black and queer lens. Each episode features a variety of stories from a variety of perspectives that bring People of the Global Majority, queer, trans and nonbinary folks, and everyone else into the discussion of ownership over and access to the arts. From the opera house to the statehouse to your house, each episode will amplify the voices of those in the field who are pushing the boundaries of what opera is, who it is for, and how it can transform us and our communities.Copyright 2026 Global Majority Media Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Music Social Sciences
Episodes
  • [RE-RELEASE] Resisting the Pace of Privilege (w/Lecolion Washington and Sona Jobarteh)

    [RE-RELEASE] Resisting the Pace of Privilege (w/Lecolion Washington and Sona Jobarteh)
    Jun 23 2026
    Hey, Scorekeepers! We're on summer vacation this week. Please enjoy this episode of our 2024 podcast, ART CLASS, that you may have missed. This episode was originally released on May 7, 2024.--Welcome to another episode of ART CLASS, dear classmates! On this week's episode, we continue our discussion about creating more equitable and inclusive spaces in classical music with Lecolion Washington, a brilliant musician who's blazing new trails as the Executive Director of the Community Music Center of Boston (0:05:32). And boy, do we talk about it all: fundraising, DEI initiatives, mentorship, a life-changing encounter with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and more! It's a conversation you don't want to miss! After that, part two of Paige's Kinfolk conversation with Gambian kora virtuoso and founder of The Gambia Academy, Sona Jobarteh (0:46:38). In this installment, Sona talks about why it's so important for her to preserve African traditions for future generations and for people across the African diaspora. Plus, Morning Announcements with Emilia (0:42:55) and a little Pure Black Joy (1:04:35) to get you through to the end of the week. Take your seats, because class is in session, y'all!Hosts: Lee Bynum, Rocky Jones, Paige Reynolds (Mabolé Inawale)Guests: Julia Bullock, Sona JobartehContributor: Emilia MettenbrinkProducer: Rocky Jones--Lecolion Washington (Insta)Community Music Center of Boston (Website) (May 16 Event!)Sona Jobarteh (Website) (Instagram)Sphinx Virtuosi (Website)Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams (Buy Now)--Hey hey, THE SCORE is now on social! Follow us @thescorepod on Instagram here and Bluesky here!--New episodes of THE SCORE drop every other Tuesday. If you like what you hear, please support us and SUBSCRIBE to the show on your favorite podcast app and be sure to SHARE our show with your friends. Also, leaving a 5-star REVIEW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you're listening is a great way to help people find our show. Email your questions or comments to thescorepodcast2.0@gmail.com.Ways to Listen: Apple | Spotify | YouTubeFollow Your Hosts on Insta! Lee | Paige | Rocky
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • I'm Not Going (to That Show)

    I'm Not Going (to That Show)
    Jun 9 2026

    Hello, dear Scorekeepers! Happy Pride to you all! Have we got an episode for you today! Heated Rivalry! Drag Race All-Stars! Cult documentaries! Plus, did you know there's a theater company in England that tried to mount a production of Dreamgirls with an almost exclusively white cast? I mean they certainly tried it and we're here to chat a bit about why that might be a touch problematic. All that plus, a special Pride-themed PBJ and Paige delivers a word, as they're often wont to do. Let's do it to it, y'all!

    Hosts: Lee Bynum, Rocky Jones, Paige Reynolds

    Producer: Rocky Jones

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    Links

    "U.K. Theatre Group Somehow Casts ‘Dreamgirls’ With Practically All-White Cast…" (OnStage Blog)

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    Hey hey, THE SCORE is now on social! Follow us @thescorepod on Instagram here and Bluesky here!

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    New episodes of THE SCORE drop every other Tuesday. If you like what you hear, please support us and SUBSCRIBE to the show on your favorite podcast app and be sure to SHARE our show with your friends. Also, leaving a 5-star REVIEW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you're listening is a great way to help people find our show. Email your questions or comments to thescorepodcast2.0@gmail.com.

    Ways to Listen: Apple | Spotify | YouTube

    Follow Your Hosts on Insta! Lee | Paige | Rocky
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • A Mother of an Episode!

    A Mother of an Episode!
    May 26 2026

    Hi there, Scorekeepers! Welcome to another episode of THE SCORE! This week we're doing a bit of news roundup. From AI to Spencer Pratt to frivolous lawsuits aimed at Black doctors of all people, we've all the news that's fit to print. Plus, we chat about Black, queer composer Omar Thomas and his piece "A Mother of a Revolution!" which commemorates the Stonewall Uprising and the life of Marsha P. Johnson and, infuriatingly, was recently banned by a school board in Wisconsin for celebrating "political violence". We also chat about Knoxville, Tennessee's school board banning Alex Haley's Roots, and what the erasure of our history and culture means for Black and white kids alike. All this, plus an extra spicy edition of PBJ! Let's do it to it, y'all!

    Hosts: Lee Bynum, Rocky Jones, Paige Reynolds

    Producer: Rocky Jones

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    Links

    "Watertown school board votes to remove song tied to LGBTQ history from spring concert" (TMJ4.com)

    "We built him a statue. Then we banned his book. | Opinion" (KnoxNews.com)

    "White Dermatologist Sues 'Find A Black Doctor' Over Alleged Racial Bias" (Complex)

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    Hey hey, THE SCORE is now on social! Follow us @thescorepod on Instagram here and Bluesky here!

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    New episodes of THE SCORE drop every other Tuesday. If you like what you hear, please support us and SUBSCRIBE to the show on your favorite podcast app and be sure to SHARE our show with your friends. Also, leaving a 5-star REVIEW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you're listening is a great way to help people find our show. Email your questions or comments to thescorepodcast2.0@gmail.com.

    Ways to Listen: Apple | Spotify | YouTube

    Follow Your Hosts on Insta! Lee | Paige | Rocky
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    1 hr and 9 mins
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